The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-02-11
M1rmorrsf-S Star
Pye Versus Pye.
Texa. slfnnr.

Texas siftlngs.
A very queer caSe-liIat Of Tye
versus Pye-was called IA a New
York Court. Ii was 4 divorce suit,
aud the evidence weht TO show The
kissing habit is very easy To acquire
and more difficult 10 shake of Ihan
the opium or coeOaine habit.
From the evidence it appears that
Mr.. T0mpkins, D of the bOarrlers
ut the Pye mansion, drifted into
the habit of kissing Mrs. Pyc. In
fact, it is very little exa.geraiinn
to say that be became a chronic
Pye-biIer. They became SO brazeu
that their kisses were suggestive
of the ringing of 4 pstont gong.
Ia the Pye family the kissing seems
TO have been almost as persistent
aud prnmiscuoas as that 10 which
the witnesses testified in the Beech
er case.
Dir. Dempsey, who boarded nj
the Pye house, Was put on tho
stand aud examined by q lawyer.
Lawyer-Did you ever see Temp
kins kiss Mrs. Pyef
Witness - Lots OF times; and
when | didn't see him | beard him
There was a plaintiff, sObbing
gurgle about it that reminded one
OF the exhaust oil "a baih.tub. 1t
could be heard all over The house.
aAuvNar Hill n.Ia.. ..nf .a.t.F IL
kissesf
Witmess-Not precisely ; but she
set her face very strong against it,
that is, against his mustacle. III
saw her time and again.
LAwyVr-W Where did he kiss herr
Witness-Anywhere aud every
where on the stairs, in the hall, in
tho dining-room, ut bis leisure, on
the cheek, but usually square in
the mouth.
Lawyer-Was Mr.. Pye present
when the kissing took places
Witness-He was present occa-
sionally, but he was not accounted
for much. Mrs. Pye WAS always
present when the kissing took place.
Don't remember of her having been
kissed a single timc when she WAS
not present.
Lawyer-Did Mr.. Pye oljectf
WitneSs-TOnpkius never tried
to kiss bin.
Lawyer-I mean did Mr. Pye
to Tompkius kiss ing bis wife 7
nitness-Tompkins didn't have
any wife 10 kiss. lie kissed Mr.
wife, but | expect it Temp
kins bad had "a wife she would have
objected. They often do. Z
Lawyer-May 1t please The court, !
his witness is showing a DISPOSE /
ion to trIfe with the court. (
COurt-The witness will answer :
he questions. r
WiuDess-I am answering tho +
questions, but the attorney is ques- (
the answers. T
Lawyer-When did Tompkins \
Iiss Mra. Pyei 4
Whenever he had a s
but | noticed he didn't kiss {
Ter when be was down town. The r
'nly time when he didn't :
,iss her was when he was not !
here. =
LaWyer-NbO did kiss her then I a
Witness-I did. | liked her a v
title myself. =
LaWyer-O, you did, did yOuf
Did not Mr. Pye object to you kiss
ng his wife {
Witncss-NO. Why should be I .
didn't object to his kissing her,
Thy should he object TO my kissing :
erf There vas nothing objec-
lOnable about it; it was a mere
s~alutatiou.
Lawyer-Did you-eEer see Mrs.
we kiss Mr.. Pyef
WitneSs-NO, but she may have
Que so when none OF us bOarders
'ere around. She is a sly piece.
Lawyer-HOw did you come 10
ISIS Mrs. Pyef
Witness-Put my arms around
or neck and kissed her in the
snail way.
Lawyer-Did she ask you to do
Of
Witness-WeIl, | noticed that no
latter how many times she and
'Ompkins kissed before he went
ut, aud sho eve got enough to
sst until he came back, for rs he
pened the door they we're at it
gain so when he was away |
Used her, as a matter OF ac-
Ommodation than anything else.
Lawyer-Where was Mr.. PyeP
Witness-Oh, he was nowhere.
LaEyer-That's enough. You
an step down.
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